STEP 1CONSULTATION (free-of-charge)This is a chance for us to sit down and go through your ideas, try on some dresses and see what works best on you. Ellie prides herself on a straight-talking approach, so you'll get an honest appraisal and some in-depth feedback.

STEP 2CALICO FITTINGFirst step once we've decided on the style and design of your dress is to create a working model in Calico fabric, known as a toile. This allows us to see exactly how it's going to look and feel on you before we move on to making anything in silk.

STEP 3SILK FITTINGFrom our Calico toile we create your dress in silk. This fitting will give you a much clearer vision as to how your finished dress will look.

STEP 4HEMHem is stitched and final finishing touches are made.

STEP 5FINAL FITTINGThis is a chance for you to put your mind at ease that there are no last-minute changes to be made before you take your dress away in readiness for the big day. It's very rare for further alterations to be made at this stage.

STEP 6COLLECTIONYour dress is now finished, pressed, bagged and ready for collection. Please collect your dress in a car so it can be laid flat.